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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2025, 11:37 AM

The SIU Graduate School is dedicated to supporting your holistic development and well-being. Our commitment extends beyond your academic success to encompass your health, social connections, recreational activities, safety, access to top-notch research resources, and career services. Southern Illinois University offers a wide range of support offices and services designed to assist you throughout your graduate studies, both on our main campus and at our various satellite facilities. We ensure that every aspect of your university experience is enriched and supported.

Graduate School New Student Orientation

Representatives from offices across campus describe the services they offer for graduate students. 

Watch a recording of the August 2025 orientation

Dates and Deadlines - 2025-2026

August 2025

August 14

  • New Student Orientation for Graduate Students, 1:00 - 3:00 pm

September 2025

September 1 

  • Labor Day - campus holiday, SIU closed

September 4 

  • Meet and Greet for all Graduate Students - campus boat dock, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, informal gathering to include lunch, games, boat rides

September 9 

  • Fellowships Workshop – How to apply for external fellowships (PIVOT) – with Elizabeth Donahue. Also, NSFGRF presented by Dr. Costas Tsatsoulis, Dean of the Graduate School (virtual and in person)

September 10 

  • How to Format and Submit Thesis, Dissertation, or Other Final Paper to the Graduate School – with Dr. Rose Moroz, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School,12:00 – 1:00 pm, (virtual and in person)

September 18 

September 25 

  • Getting Started Writing – with Dr. Karen Jones, Associate Dean and Director of the Graduate School, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, (virtual)

October 2025

October 3 

  • Coffee with Colleagues, Graduate School office, Student Services Building, 8:30 - 10:30 am, (in person)

October 10 

  • SIU Fall Break – no classes

October 31 

  • Halloween - Best Graduate Student Costume contest

November 2025

November 6 

  • Prepare & Practice for 3MT (3-Minute Thesis) Competition, 3:00 pm

November 11 

  • Veterans Day – campus holiday, SIU closed

November 6 

November 13 

  • Fellowships Workshop – How to apply for SIUC fellowships

November 14 

November 22-30 

  • Thanksgiving - campus holiday, no classes, offices closed Nov 27, 28

December 2025

December 8 

  • Donut Dash into Finals, Graduate School office, Student Services Building, 8:30 - 10:30 am, (in person)

December 8-12 

  • Final Exams

December 24 - January 2 

  • Campus Holiday & Administrative Closure

January 2026

January 13 

  • Spring semester begins

January 20 

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day